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Beacon face with two red circles above one yellow circle, the left red lit and flashing with short rays around it

A hybrid beacon shows alternating flashing red lights. What does the pedestrian signal show?

  1. A steady walking person
  2. A flashing upraised hand
  3. A steady upraised hand
  4. No signal, because it is dark
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Correct answer: A flashing upraised hand

Alternating flashing red lights show during the pedestrian change interval. The pedestrian signal shows a flashing upraised hand. After this the beacon goes dark.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 4J.03 Operation of Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, page 771

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026